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1912 presidential election in Iowa
Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) beat Theodore Roosevelt (independent) in Iowa in 1912, 37.6% to 32.9%, a margin of 4.8 points and 23,506 votes.
Iowa changed party: in 1908 it went Republican, for William Howard Taft.
other candidates led in 49 of the 99 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 42 and Republicans in 8. The largest, Polk, cast 22,575 votes and went to the other candidates by 15.2 points. The closest was Monona, where 1 vote separated the top two.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson won | Democratic | 185,325 | 37.6% |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Progressive | 161,819 | 32.9% |
| William Howard Taft | Republican | 119,805 | 24.3% |
| All other candidates | 25,407 | 5.2% | |
| Total | 492,356 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk | 7,239 32.1% | 4,665 20.7% | 10,671 | 22,575 | Others |
| Scott | 5,632 41.2% | 1,568 11.5% | 6,479 | 13,679 | Others |
| Linn | 5,422 40.1% | 4,326 32.0% | 3,767 | 13,515 | D+8.1 |
| Woodbury | 4,564 34.9% | 2,441 18.7% | 6,077 | 13,082 | Others |
| Pottawattamie | 4,993 42.1% | 1,753 14.8% | 5,120 | 11,866 | Others |
| Dubuque | 6,237 53.2% | 1,620 13.8% | 3,867 | 11,724 | D+39.4 |
| Black Hawk | 3,702 34.8% | 1,601 15.0% | 5,346 | 10,649 | Others |
| Clinton | 3,633 39.6% | 1,890 20.6% | 3,662 | 9,185 | Others |
| Lee | 3,891 45.7% | 2,016 23.7% | 2,613 | 8,520 | D+22.0 |
| Wapello | 3,102 36.6% | 2,755 32.5% | 2,613 | 8,470 | D+4.1 |
| Des Moines | 3,169 39.3% | 2,136 26.5% | 2,759 | 8,064 | D+12.8 |
| Webster | 2,370 33.3% | 2,123 29.8% | 2,634 | 7,127 | Others |
| Muscatine | 2,679 37.7% | 789 11.1% | 3,642 | 7,110 | Others |
| Marshall | 2,162 32.2% | 926 13.8% | 3,629 | 6,717 | Others |
| Mahaska | 2,576 40.0% | 1,682 26.1% | 2,190 | 6,448 | D+13.9 |
| Jasper | 2,487 39.2% | 1,766 27.8% | 2,092 | 6,345 | D+11.4 |
| Fayette | 2,379 38.2% | 1,192 19.1% | 2,656 | 6,227 | Others |
| Johnson | 3,327 56.5% | 1,645 27.9% | 914 | 5,886 | D+28.6 |
| Boone | 1,601 27.2% | 802 13.6% | 3,477 | 5,880 | Others |
| Clayton | 2,919 49.8% | 1,239 21.1% | 1,703 | 5,861 | D+28.7 |
| Benton | 2,472 42.6% | 1,831 31.5% | 1,505 | 5,808 | D+11.0 |
| Appanoose | 2,058 35.4% | 2,356 40.6% | 1,393 | 5,807 | R+5.1 |
| Tama | 2,446 44.8% | 1,179 21.6% | 1,840 | 5,465 | D+23.2 |
| Harrison | 2,157 40.5% | 1,528 28.7% | 1,636 | 5,321 | D+11.8 |
| Monroe | 1,485 28.1% | 1,385 26.2% | 2,412 | 5,282 | Others |
| Marion | 2,276 43.3% | 1,191 22.7% | 1,788 | 5,255 | D+20.6 |
| Dallas | 1,718 32.7% | 1,825 34.8% | 1,706 | 5,249 | R+2.0 |
| Story | 1,224 23.4% | 1,247 23.8% | 2,763 | 5,234 | Others |
| Keokuk | 2,431 46.6% | 1,361 26.1% | 1,425 | 5,217 | D+20.5 |
| Cerro Gordo | 1,742 33.5% | 1,334 25.6% | 2,126 | 5,202 | Others |
| Winneshiek | 2,105 41.0% | 802 15.6% | 2,223 | 5,130 | Others |
| Page | 1,462 29.3% | 980 19.7% | 2,545 | 4,987 | Others |
| Plymouth | 2,038 41.2% | 825 16.7% | 2,079 | 4,942 | Others |
| Jackson | 2,259 47.1% | 1,174 24.5% | 1,367 | 4,800 | D+22.6 |
| Washington | 2,003 41.8% | 1,264 26.3% | 1,530 | 4,797 | D+15.4 |
| Buchanan | 1,866 39.5% | 1,271 26.9% | 1,582 | 4,719 | D+12.6 |
| Crawford | 2,193 47.0% | 1,169 25.0% | 1,308 | 4,670 | D+21.9 |
| Sioux | 1,453 31.2% | 575 12.3% | 2,636 | 4,664 | Others |
| Kossuth | 1,813 39.5% | 857 18.7% | 1,916 | 4,586 | Others |
| Jones | 2,189 47.9% | 1,622 35.5% | 756 | 4,567 | D+12.4 |
| Poweshiek | 1,631 35.9% | 902 19.8% | 2,012 | 4,545 | Others |
| Cass | 1,510 33.6% | 1,724 38.4% | 1,261 | 4,495 | R+4.8 |
| Hardin | 1,072 24.1% | 732 16.4% | 2,650 | 4,454 | Others |
| Cedar | 1,938 43.8% | 1,036 23.4% | 1,446 | 4,420 | D+20.4 |
| Allamakee | 1,767 40.5% | 1,269 29.1% | 1,325 | 4,361 | D+11.4 |
| Hamilton | 1,041 24.3% | 831 19.4% | 2,418 | 4,290 | Others |
| Carroll | 2,326 54.3% | 664 15.5% | 1,292 | 4,282 | D+38.8 |
| Henry | 1,580 37.2% | 1,663 39.1% | 1,008 | 4,251 | R+2.0 |
| Guthrie | 1,390 33.9% | 1,258 30.7% | 1,449 | 4,097 | Others |
| Delaware | 1,399 34.4% | 1,394 34.3% | 1,271 | 4,064 | D+0.1 |
| Warren | 1,396 34.5% | 1,386 34.2% | 1,269 | 4,051 | D+0.2 |
| Iowa | 1,841 45.8% | 1,237 30.8% | 944 | 4,022 | D+15.0 |
| Montgomery | 1,206 30.3% | 917 23.1% | 1,851 | 3,974 | Others |
| Decatur | 1,659 42.2% | 1,351 34.4% | 918 | 3,928 | D+7.8 |
| Floyd | 1,244 31.8% | 1,216 31.1% | 1,446 | 3,906 | Others |
| Union | 1,528 39.2% | 1,096 28.2% | 1,269 | 3,893 | D+11.1 |
| O'Brien | 1,506 38.9% | 620 16.0% | 1,744 | 3,870 | Others |
| Shelby | 1,841 47.8% | 872 22.6% | 1,140 | 3,853 | D+25.1 |
| Taylor | 1,372 35.6% | 1,364 35.4% | 1,117 | 3,853 | D+0.2 |
| Monona | 1,358 35.5% | 1,109 29.0% | 1,357 | 3,824 | D+6.5 |
| Wayne | 1,581 41.9% | 1,193 31.6% | 997 | 3,771 | D+10.3 |
| Madison | 1,185 31.4% | 1,274 33.8% | 1,311 | 3,770 | Others |
| Van Buren | 1,495 39.7% | 1,483 39.4% | 790 | 3,768 | D+0.3 |
| Bremer | 1,944 51.6% | 1,013 26.9% | 807 | 3,764 | D+24.7 |
| Fremont | 1,762 47.6% | 973 26.3% | 964 | 3,699 | D+21.3 |
| Sac | 1,124 30.7% | 622 17.0% | 1,919 | 3,665 | Others |
| Jefferson | 1,311 35.8% | 1,378 37.6% | 973 | 3,662 | R+1.8 |
| Buena Vista | 921 25.3% | 755 20.8% | 1,959 | 3,635 | Others |
| Chickasaw | 1,891 52.1% | 1,022 28.1% | 718 | 3,631 | D+23.9 |
| Calhoun | 1,182 32.7% | 963 26.6% | 1,474 | 3,619 | Others |
| Greene | 980 27.5% | 1,324 37.2% | 1,258 | 3,562 | R+9.7 |
| Wright | 765 21.5% | 805 22.6% | 1,985 | 3,555 | Others |
| Butler | 926 26.5% | 903 25.8% | 1,668 | 3,497 | Others |
| Adair | 1,195 35.1% | 1,248 36.7% | 959 | 3,402 | R+1.6 |
| Mills | 1,312 39.2% | 850 25.4% | 1,183 | 3,345 | D+13.8 |
| Pocahontas | 1,176 35.5% | 760 23.0% | 1,375 | 3,311 | Others |
| Palo Alto | 1,274 40.5% | 953 30.3% | 918 | 3,145 | D+10.2 |
| Howard | 1,416 45.2% | 750 23.9% | 969 | 3,135 | D+21.2 |
| Grundy | 1,149 37.1% | 421 13.6% | 1,525 | 3,095 | Others |
| Cherokee | 930 30.1% | 381 12.3% | 1,781 | 3,092 | Others |
| Franklin | 694 22.6% | 773 25.2% | 1,599 | 3,066 | Others |
| Davis | 1,453 47.4% | 1,184 38.6% | 428 | 3,065 | D+8.8 |
| Louisa | 881 29.9% | 1,070 36.4% | 992 | 2,943 | R+6.4 |
| Ringgold | 958 32.7% | 916 31.3% | 1,054 | 2,928 | Others |
| Lucas | 968 33.1% | 939 32.1% | 1,017 | 2,924 | Others |
| Mitchell | 1,082 37.3% | 590 20.3% | 1,230 | 2,902 | Others |
| Clay | 707 25.0% | 679 24.0% | 1,438 | 2,824 | Others |
| Ida | 1,087 38.9% | 530 19.0% | 1,175 | 2,792 | Others |
| Adams | 1,215 43.7% | 913 32.8% | 655 | 2,783 | D+10.9 |
| Lyon | 896 32.3% | 412 14.8% | 1,469 | 2,777 | Others |
| Audubon | 963 36.4% | 692 26.2% | 991 | 2,646 | Others |
| Humboldt | 634 24.9% | 477 18.8% | 1,432 | 2,543 | Others |
| Hancock | 710 28.3% | 860 34.3% | 937 | 2,507 | Others |
| Clarke | 910 36.6% | 882 35.4% | 697 | 2,489 | D+1.1 |
| Winnebago | 390 17.5% | 532 23.8% | 1,309 | 2,231 | Others |
| Worth | 402 20.3% | 354 17.9% | 1,226 | 1,982 | Others |
| Osceola | 786 40.1% | 520 26.6% | 652 | 1,958 | D+13.6 |
| Emmet | 486 25.0% | 602 31.0% | 855 | 1,943 | Others |
| Dickinson | 502 27.0% | 457 24.5% | 903 | 1,862 | Others |
Counties as they stood in 1912; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Iowa in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+13.2 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+8.2 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+9.4 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+5.8 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+9.5 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+0.7 |
| 2000 | Al Gore (D) | D+0.3 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+10.3 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+6.0 |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis (D) | D+10.2 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+7.4 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+12.7 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford (R) | R+1.0 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+17.1 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+12.2 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+24.0 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+13.5 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+18.4 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+28.2 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+2.7 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+4.5 |
| 1940 | Wendell Willkie (R) | R+4.4 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+11.7 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+17.7 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+24.2 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+38.4 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+45.4 |
| 1916 | Charles Evans Hughes (R) | R+12.0 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+13.3 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+15.0 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+32.7 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+18.6 |
| 1896 | William McKinley (R) | R+12.6 |
| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+5.3 |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+7.8 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+5.2 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+24.1 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+20.2 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+23.1 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+23.8 |